NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit nvdisasm NULL Pointer Deref in ELF
CVE-2023-25523 Published on July 4, 2023
NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability in the nvdisasm binary file, where an attacker may cause a NULL pointer dereference by providing a user with a malformed ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a partial denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-25523 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-25523
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit Version All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit v12.2 is affected by CVE-2023-25523Exploit Probability
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